chromary
Four hues at right angles, a square on the wheel, at full punch.

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

supportHoneyCH 0044 · #EBA937
accentAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
neutral≈ Royal#1E7FF5
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
claim its number≈ PeonyAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Peony #D480A6.chromary

Color Values

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HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.

How It Reads#BC799D set as type with the kit Chromary builds for it, both ways round, strongest first. Each is graded by APCA, the measure of how strongly text stands off its ground as eyes see it: Any text and Body text read at every size, Headlines and large text from about 24 pixels, Display sizes for names, logos and big headlines. Pairings too faint for text, or that collapse for red- or green-blind readers, are left out. The small numbers are the APCA score (Lc), then the WCAG 2 ratio and its verdict (AAA from 7 to 1, AA from 4.5, AA large from 3), for anyone working to that standard. The two can disagree on mid tones: APCA favors white text on saturated greens and oranges, where WCAG 2 favors black.

Pink Milk on #BC799D#BC799DSet in Pink Milk on #BC799D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#BC799D on Pink Milk#BC799DSet in #BC799D on Pink Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #BC799D#BC799D
Display sizesLc 43 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#BC799D on Charcoal#BC799D
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Shiraz on #BC799D#BC799D
Display sizesLc 38 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large
#BC799D on Shiraz#BC799D
Display sizesLc 36 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Pink Milk on #BC799DThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Pink Milk still stands clearly off #BC799D in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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Red-blind (protanopia)
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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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No color (achromatopsia)